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      Riesgo de exposición a la Covid-19 en auxiliares de enfermería, enfermeras y médicos de un hospital universitario ante la pandemia Translated title: Risk of exposure to Covid-19 in nursing assistants, nurses, and physicians in a university hospital in the face of pandemic

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          Resumen Objetivo principal: Los profesionales sanitarios fueron los trabajadores más afectados por Covid-19, especialmente durante las primeras oleadas. El objetivo del estudio es evaluar la percepción del riesgo de exposición al Covid-19, información recibida y participación laboral entre enfermeros, médicos y auxiliares de enfermería. Metodología: Se realizó un estudio transversal mediante una encuesta epidemiológica entre enfermeras, médicos y auxiliares de enfermería de un hospital universitario. Se realizó una validación de aspecto y contenido, un pretest cognitivo y un pilotaje de la encuesta epidemiológica con treinta sujetos. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo utilizando media y desviación estándar (DE) para las variables cuantitativas y las frecuencias absolutas (n) y relativas (%) para variables cualitativas. Se aplicó el test chi-cuadrado y el test ANOVA para evaluar la asociación de las respuestas con las variables: sexo, tipo de trabajador, área de trabajo y actividad en Unidades Covid-19. Resultados principales: Las enfermeras, médicos y auxiliares de enfermería trabajaban principalmente en áreas asistenciales y en unidades de alto riesgo de exposición. Los auxiliares de enfermería y las enfermeras tenían una mayor percepción de riesgo. Las enfermeras estaban menos implicadas en la organización, pero se sentían más apoyadas por sus compañeros. Los médicos se sentían más apoyados por sus superiores y mejor atendidos cuando tenían problemas de salud. Conclusión principal: Las enfermeras y auxiliares de enfermería presentaron mayor percepción de riesgo, las enfermeras se implicaron menos en la organización de la atención sanitaria, mientras que los médicos se sintieron más apoyados por sus superiores.

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          Abstract Objective: Healthcare professionals were the workers most affected by Covid-19, especially during the first waves of the pandemic. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the perceived risk of exposure to Covid-19, the information received and the work participation between nurses, physicians and nursing assistants. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an epidemiological survey among nurses, physicians and nursing assistants in a university hospital. Aspect and content validation, cognitive pretest, and piloting of the epidemiological survey was carried out with thirty subjects. A descriptive analysis was performed using mean and standard deviation (SD) for quantitative variables and absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies for qualitative variables. The chi-square test and the ANOVA test were applied to assess the association of the responses with the variables: sex, type of worker, area of work and activity in Covid-19 Units. Results: Nurses, physicians and nursing assistants worked mainly in assistance areas and high risk of exposure units. Nursing assistants and nurses had a higher perception of risk. Nurses were less involved in the organization, but felt more supported by their colleagues. However, physicians felt more supported by their superiors and better care when they had a health problem. Conclusions: Nursing assistants and nurses presented higher risk perception, nurses were less involved in the organization of health care, while physicians felt more supported by their superiors.

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                Journal
                index
                Index de Enfermería
                Index Enferm
                Fundación Index (Granada, Granada, Spain )
                1132-1296
                1699-5988
                March 2023
                : 32
                : 1
                : e14360
                Affiliations
                [1] Majadahonda Madrid orgnameInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro - Segovia de Arana orgdiv1Grupo de Investigación de Enfermería y Cuidados de Salud España
                [2] Madrid orgnameMinisterio de Sanidad orgdiv1Subdirección General de Información Sanitaria España
                [4] Majadahonda orgnameHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda orgdiv1Unidad de Formación Continuada Spain
                [7] Majadahonda orgnameHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda orgdiv1Unidad de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Cuidados de Salud Spain
                [6] Majadahonda orgnameHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda orgdiv1Servicio de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales Spain
                [3] Majadahonda orgnameHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda orgdiv1Unidad de Calidad Spain
                [5] Majadahonda orgnameHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda orgdiv1Dirección de Enfermería Spain
                Article
                S1132-12962023000100005 S1132-1296(23)03200100005
                10.58807/indexenferm20235762
                449114c2-3ea0-465d-b5d5-935181fb0f6e

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                : 28 December 2022
                : 12 April 2023
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                Physicians,Covid-19,Enfermeras,Auxiliares de enfermería,Médicos,Riesgo,Nurses,Risk,Nursing assistants

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